JIAOLONG SPIRIT

2009 / 85,030gt owned by Teekay Corp, Bermuda and was en route from Shell Bonga
off the Niger Delta to Brofjorden, Sweden whe she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham
 28/12/2018.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

VECCHIO BRIDGE

2005 / 54,519gt 4738 teu owned by K Line, Japan.She was bound from Hamburg to
Savannah when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 28/12/2018.

                                     Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

BERLIN BRIDGE

2011 / 46,444gt 4526 teu owned by Seaspan Corp, Canada and chartered to K Line, Japan.
and operated by One Network Express. She was bound from New York to Antwerp when
she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham 26/12/2018.

                                      Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham

GLOVIS SUN

2015 / 65,697gt 7300 cars owned by Glovis Company Ltd, S.Korea.She was bound
from Vigo to Southampton when she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham 21/12/2018.

                                     Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham.

VON ADLER

2001 / 2469gt owned by Von Meer Ltd and managed by Nismar Shipping Turkey.
She was bound from Antwerp to Runcorn when she sheltered in Torbay.

                                      Picture taken from Waterside,Paignton 21/12/2018.

FG LEVENT

1998 / 2979gt owned by FG Shipping and Trading Ltd and managed by Nismar Shipping
Turkey.She was en route from Antwerp to Skikda,Algeria when she sheltered in Torbay.

                                  Picture taken from Waterside,Paignton 21/12/2018.

NEPTUNE CROWN

While in Brixham today I got this picture from Battery Gardens.

COSCO NETHERLANDS

2013 / 153,666gt 13,350 teu owned by Cosco Shipping,China. She left the NE3 Service in
July 2018 and started the MD2 Service and was repainted in the new colours sometime
 before 3/11 when she tranfered back to the NE7 Service for 1 voyage only. January 21st
2019 she is back on the MD2 Service.She was bound from Zeebrugge to Piraeus when she
landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 20/12/2018.

                                      Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham.

NEPTUNE CROWN

2006 / 9611gt She was built as Beluga Evaluation and was named Ocean Rising until
sometime in the last month when she was renamed by unknown owners.She was bound
from Ust Luga,Russia to Port Said but spent 3 days at Margate Roads before arriving
 this morning in Torbay to shelter.

                            Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain,Torquay 19/12/2018

CITY OF AMSTERDAM

1999 / 9950gt 750 cars owned by Manx Car Carriers and chartered to Euro Marine Logistics,
Belgium.She was en route from Tyne to Tangermed via Santander when she sheltered this
 afternoon in Babbacombe Bay.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 19/12/2018.

FRIEDRICH RUSS 1999 / 10,471gt 120 trailers. Rauma to El Ferrol.

RICHELIEU 2007 / 2595gt Kiel to Waterford.

                                                  She had just dropped anchor.

FRIENDSHIP S 1991 / 1574gt  Fowey to Gemlik.

LADA 2000 / 3170gt St Peterburg to Port Said

WILSON ORDA 1999 / 1841gt  Antwerp to Waterford.

THE FOLLOWING 6 SHIPS ARE SHELTERING IN TORBAY 17/12/2018

They were photgraphed from the pilotboat as we went out to service GLOVIS CORONA
and COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO.

RMS WEDAU 1985 / 1556gt  Rotterdam to Sharpness

COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO

2018 / 195,500gt 20119 teu owned by Cosco Shipping, China.She was en route from
Rotterdam to Port Said when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 17/12/2018.

                                       Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

GLOVIS CORONA

1996 / 55,680 gt 6000 cars ex ASIAN GRACE 2014 operated by Glovis Co Ltd, S.Korea.
She was bound from Bremerhaven to Barcelona when she landed her deepsea pilot at
 Brixham 17/12/2018.

                                     Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

CITY OF OSLO

2010 / 20,209gt 2000 cars owned by Gram Car Carriers, Norway and chartered to Euro
Marine Logistics,Belgium.She was bound from Zeebrugge to Livorno when she anchored
in Lyme Bay 4 miles east of Marine Drive,Torquay yesterday to shelter from bad weather
down south but here she is exposed to a force 7 ESE.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive 13/12/2018

SEVERINE

2012 / 16342gt 165 trailers owned by Cobelfret,Belgium.She was en route from
Zeebrugge to Santander when she sheltered yesterday.

PALATINE

2009 / 25593gt 180 trailers owned by Cobelfret,Belgium.She was en route from Rozenburg
to Lexioes when she sheltered yesterday.

RMS SAIMAA

2005 / 2069gt managed by Rhenus Maritime Services,Germany.She was bound from
Joensuu,Finland with timber to Newport when she sheltered yesterday.When she leaves
Newport she will call at Teignmouth.

4 SHIPS SHELTERING IN LYME BAY OFF TORQUAY

PICTURES TAKEN FROM  MARINE DRIVE,TORQUAY 8/12/2018.

MANISA SOFIA

MANISA SOFIA

2011 / 6668gt owned by Mjolnir Shipping Ltd and managed by Worden, Germany.
She arrived in the Deepwater Anchorage to shelter this afternoon while en route from
Antwerp to Skikda,Algeria.

                                  Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 7/12/2018.

AMETHYST

2011 / 3505gt owned by GTLK Malta Ltd and managed by JSC Volga Shiping, Russia. She
arrived early this morning to shelter in Torbay whilst bound from Klaipeda to Santander.

                                    Picture taken from Paignton Seafront 7/12/2018

COSCO SHIPPING SAGITTARIUS

2018 / 197,500gt 20,119 teu owned by Cosco Shipping, China. She was on her maiden voyage
and bound from Rotterdam to Suez when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 1/12/2018.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham